Tony Alpsen is a writer for VICE comedy. His work has also been published by Cracked, National Lampoon, Splitsider, and ReMIND Magazine.
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Frederick M. Brown/Stringer/Getty Images 25 Years Ago, Ashton Kutcher Showed Up for a Date and Became Part of a Hollywood Murder Case
The so-called ‘Hollywood Ripper’ stabbed a 22-year-old woman a reported 47 times before Kutcher arrived to pick her up
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27 Years Ago, Matthew Perry Saved ‘Friends’ From a Chandler Storyline Fans Would Have Hated
Perry reportedly asked the writers to rework a Season 5 episode at the last minute over concerns that it would tarnish his character’s legacy
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Rob Reiner Thought a Mafia Henchman Was Threatening to Kill Him, but He Was Just Quoting ‘The Princess Bride’
The director recalled an extremely tense Little Italy encounter that turned out to be a very aggressive movie compliment
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‘The Office’ Nearly Had One of the Most Famous Pop Songs Ever as Its Theme, but Another NBC Show Got There First
Before Jay Ferguson wrote the now-iconic intro, the showrunners considered tracks by ELO, The Kinks, and Modest Mouse
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25 Years Ago, Brendan Fraser Nearly Died Filming One of ‘The Mummy’s Most Famous Scenes
The famous hanging sequence in the film got a little bit realer than anyone was expecting
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35 Years Ago, Larry David Threatened to Quit Over a ‘Seinfeld’ Episode NBC Thought Was Too Crazy to Air
NBC executives were not fond of ‘The Chinese Restaurant’ when it was first pitched, but David was adamant about doing it
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A Massachusetts Bakery Had to Apologize After Posting a ‘South Park’ Hitler Cake on Facebook
It turns out Cartman giving a Nazi salute isn’t an image that everybody finds funny
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Everything We Know About the ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Revival Dave Chappelle Wants to Do With Eddie Murphy
At a recent AFI award ceremony, Chappelle revealed that Murphy was the one who suggested he bring back the hit Comedy Central series
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28 Years Ago, Robin Williams Played Patch Adams in a Movie the Real Patch Adams Absolutely Hated
Despite wanting Williams to play him, Adams later criticized the film for simplifying his life and failing to support his real work
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Photo: Alan Singer; NBCU Photo Bank / Getty Images 32 Years Ago, Phil Hartman’s Final Days at ‘SNL’ Included One Ugly Backstage Fight
Four years before his tragic death, Hartman had a heated exchange with Rob Schneider that’s very eerie in hindsight
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Photo by Reg Innell/Toronto Star via Getty Images John Candy Died Before Finishing His Final Film. Here’s How Producers Completed It.
The comedy icon passed away before he could finish shooting 1994’s ‘Wagons East’